Infosec stories
Schools and public bodies face fresh pressure to protect records after a Department for Education breach exposed more than 600,000 files.
With women still only 17% of cyber workers in the UK and Australia, executives warn AI could deepen security blind spots unless talent widens.
The new tools aim to curb prompt injection, data leakage and rogue AI activity as firms deploy agents with wider system access.
Enterprise security teams could see faster breach detection and response as CrowdStrike's new AI models are trained on live threat data.
The hire comes as shorter certificate lifespans and surging machine identities are raising operational risk for enterprises worldwide.
Organisations hit by ransomware will gain a secure, auditable recovery environment as HCLTech expands VaultNXT with Cohesity's clean room service.
AI-driven cyber threats are sharpening the talent crunch, as women still account for just 22% of the global workforce.
A widening talent shortage and AI-driven threats are forcing security firms to treat more women in the field as a business priority.
Many firms lack the capacity to fix existing flaws fast enough, leaving them exposed as AI-generated attacks scale up, experts warn.
Enterprise buyers and defence contractors will get a clearer route to certification as Kobalt.io broadens its North American security network.
Governments and regulated firms can now keep agentic AI on their own systems, reducing cloud dependence and tighter data controls.
ReliaQuest says a single operator may have used a commercial AI coding agent to build malware, a console and update pipeline across 324 hosts.
Enterprises running AI agents in private clouds are getting stricter controls as Broadcom seeks to curb data leakage, prompt injection and compliance risk.
Progress remains patchy in cybersecurity, where women still hold just about 22% of jobs and senior gaps persist despite rising demand.
For Google Workspace users, the new Defend release adds phishing detection, AI verdicts and employee coaching against business email compromise.
Businesses in APJ face tighter local hosting rules as AI adoption drives new data loss and compliance pressures.
Security teams could gain wider visibility into AI data flows as native Falcon support and two CrowdStrike integrations extend across VAST's platform.
Industrial and identity security customers could gain tighter protection as CrowdStrike expands Falcon with new AI, OT and verification partnerships.
Australian firms are being urged to tighten payment checks as email impersonation scams drive AUD $166.8 million in losses.
Australian firms are leaving staff and contractors with excessive access, making insider incidents harder to spot, report and contain.